Ferrario Collection (#10)

Roman soldiers with spoils of war on the Arch for Titus
Roman soldiers march in procession with spoils of war or spolia on the Arch for Titus, the arch of triumph celebrating Emperor Tituss victory over Jerusalem

Emperor Titus in a quadriga after his victory over Jerusalem
Emperor Titus in a quadriga or four-horse chariot crowned by the personification of Victory on the Arch for TItus. The goddess Roma leads the horses, while Roman citizens and senators watch

Roman senator and consul in toga
Roman senator in toga with scroll and small round box at his feet, and consul in colorful painted toga or toga picta seated on a chair. Senatore e Console

Etruscan mural from the necropolis at Tarquinia
Wall painting from the necropolis at Tarquinia. Etruscans tormented by spirits with torches and hammer in the next world 1, and bas-relief of mythical monsters, griffons 2, 3

Etruscan marble urn and mirror
Ancient Etruscan marble urn showing a regal throne 1, and Etruscan mirror depicting Eris, Menrfa in helmet, Hercules with club and lionskin, and Thetis 2. Urna marmorea rappresentante un trono

Roman lictors in toga and laurel wreath
Roman lictors, bodyguards to magistrates, in toga and laurel wreath, with their ceremonial fasces or bipennis. Littori. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Corsi from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes

Tages and Etruscan monsters
Etruscan bronze statue of Tages as a noble boy with bracelets on his arms and legs 1, and bas-relief of the monster Volta with the muzzle of a dog emerging from a tomb 2

Etruscan goddess Persipnei and griffon
Persipnei (Prosperpina) kidnapped by the god of the underworld Aita (Hades) in front of her mother Ceres from a bronze patera 1, and bas-relief of a mythical beast, the griffon 2

Ancient Etruscan figures of Apollo. Mirror showing seated Apulu or Apollo with two other gods, and marble bas-relief showing Apollo flaying alive Marsyas. Apollo che scortica Marsia

Ancient Etruscan statues of men wearing the toga, tunic, etc
Ancient Etruscan statues showing men wearing the toga, tunic, calzari (shoes), etc. Tuniche Toghe &c. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Corsi from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient

Etruscan sacrificial rites depicted on a gilded silver vase
Pompa di un sacrifizio. Etruscan sacrificial rites depicted on a gilded silver vase. Two lines of celebrants bearing sheep for sacrifice approach an altar. Pompa di un Sacrifizio

Ancient Etruscan chimera. A winged marine demon with fish tail limbs tormenting a man and woman 1, and Scylla an infernal winged mermaid with giant hooks 2. Geni infernali

Men on horseback hunting boars and bulls in ancient Etruria. The Etruscans trained dogs and falcons. From a gilded silver patera or bowl. Caccia

The Porta all Arco, Etruscan door in the walls of Volterra, Tuscany. Decorated with three heads of Jupiter, Castor and Pollux (or Tinia, Uni and Menrva in Etruscan mythology)

View of the Neapolitan Crypt or Crypta Neapolitana, ancient Roman road tunnel linking Naples to Pozzuoli on the Via Domiziana, Italy. Grotta di Posilippo

Map of Rome - ancient and modern topography
Map of Rome showing ancient and modern topography. Allegorical figure of Rome. Urbis Topographia ejusque Ambitus Antiquus et Hodiernus. From a map by Francesco Gandini

The Etruscan god Faunus (Pan in Roman mythology). From a fragment of an ancient sculpture. Fauno Dio Etrusco. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Corsi from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient

Etruscan minor triumphal parade. The warrior is accompanied by other soldiers, musicians playing horns. Trionfo minore. From an alabaster grave stone

Warrior riding a quadriga in an Etruscan triumphal parade
Etruscan major triumphal parade. A warrior in a quadriga four-horse chariot with shield-bearer, led by musicians, trumpeters, lyre and tibia. Trionfo maggiore. From an alabaster grave stone

Etruscan grave effigy of a dead man wearing a triumphal
Ancient Etruscan alabaster grave effigy of a dead man wearing a triumphal crown, gold necklace and precious ring, holding a scroll. Defunto insignito di corona trionfale

Etruscan cavalry and warriors at the siege of Thebes. They throw lances and human heads at the Greek defenders The cavalry wears body armour or lorica. Cavalieri con lorica

Etruscan warriors hit by Greek arrows at the siege of Thebes. Etruscan warriors attempt to scale the walls of the city with ladders, shields. From an alabaster urn in the Volterra museum

Scenes from Adventures of Congo, 1823
Enslaved person Congo telling his story to Mr. Cooper 17, and a beggar threatening Congo in livery on the back of a coach in Cork 18

Muslim men and women, Dervish, astrologer, and Bedouin girl
Muslim man on the Hajji to Mecca 1, Muslim woman 2, Muslim man in travel clothes 3, ordinary Muslim 4, Dervish saint 5, astrologer or Tagessa 6, muleteer 7, barber or Kagiem 8

Berber costumes of Tunisia, 1828. Cook and waterseller at left, sorbet seller and coffee seller or caffettiere at right. Customers drinking and eating on a carpet in the foreground

Berber musicians of the Bey of Tunis and comedians, 1828
Costumes of the Berber musicians of the Bey of Tunis, and comedians or Saitari, Tunisia, 1828. Musicans playing tabi drums, cymbals, Taghanimt flute and nafir horn

Costumes of Berber soldiers, Tunis, 1828. Captain or Basoda 1, Mamluk general 2, policeman or Amba 3, royal guard or Satar 4, two Levantine soldiers 5, and bodyguard Drido 6

View of the Beb-kar (Bab Bhar), Gate to
View of the Beb-kar, Gate to the Marina in Tunis, Tunisia, 19th century. Drawn by Alessandro Sanquirico after Nanini. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient

View of Jean-Baptiste Douvilles camp on the Congo River at the village of Quitumba, Angola. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after Jean-Baptiste Douville from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient

Tattooed or scarified guards at the door to the Queens Palace, Tandi, Angola. There are 500 guards, with three at the main door: two seated with clubs, and one standing with spear, bow and arrows

Muchicongo men and many wives outside a hut, Angola. The men drink and smoke cachimbo pipes, while the women pound corn to make the local drink of oualo, brush their hair, etc

Two Mahungo women dancing the semba to music from a drum carved from a log in Angola. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after Jean-Baptiste Douville from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient

Funeral wake among the Luanda people of Angola. Mourners wail as visitors arrive to view the corpse in a hut, the women wearing fragrant leaves on their heads

Map of the courses of the Niger River, Senegal River and Gambia River in West Africa. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient and Modern of the Peoples of the World

View of the city of Timbuktu, Mali. Drawn by the French explorer Auguste Rene Caillie in 1828. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient

Mounted bodyguard to the Sheikh of Bornu with
Mounted bodyguard to the Sheikh of Bornu along with Kanembu lancer and Munga archer, Kanem-Bornu Empire, 19th century. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient

Audience with the Sultan of Bornu, Kanem-Bornu
Audience with the Sultan of Bornu, 19th century. Visitors sit 100 paces away from the sultan who views them from inside a bamboo cage

Views of the town of Sennar, Sudan, 19th century
View of the mosque and houses in Sennar, Sudan (bottom), and the ruins of the house of the Funj King of Sennar (top) on the Blue Nile

Costumes of men and women of the Nubian people of Dongola
Costumes of men and women of the Nubian people (Barabra) of Dongola (Dunqulah). Man in loincloth 1, women in veil 2, 5, woman spinning 3, man with spear 4 and warrior with spear and shield 6

Sword dance by Bedouin Arabs near the valley
Sword dance by nomadic Bedouin Arabs near the valley of the kings in Thebes by Giovanni Battista Belzoni. Two women dance a traditional sword dance to musical accompaniment from a recorder

Apotheosis of a Pharaoh: King Seti I meets the gods Osiris and Horus discovered in Thebes by Giovanni Battista Belzoni. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient

Figure of an Egyptian king or pharaoh from a tomb in Thebes discovered by Giovanni Battista Belzoni. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient

Ruins of the Temple of Kom Ombo, and view
Ruins of the Temple of Kom Ombo (Ombas), Nubia, and view of Karnak Temple, Luxor, Egypt. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient

Temple of Isis on Philae Island and Great
Interior of the Temple of Isis on Philae Island, Nubia, and interior of the Great Temple of Ramses II at Abu Simbel (Ibsambul), Nubia

Temple of Ramses II at Abu Simbel, Nubia
The Temple of Ramses II at Abu Simbel (Isambul), Nubia, and Temple of Thoth at Dakka, Nubia. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient

Ancient Luta pillars on the island of Rota
Ruins of ancient Luta pillars erected by the Chamorro on the island of Rota, Guam, 19th century. French explorers studying the rocks and botany, while Chamorro people look

Domestic occupations of the Chamorro women of Agana (Hagatna), Guam, 19th century. Women preparing yams, grilling food, using a mortar and pestle, etc

Stilt houses in the ocean on Rawak Island, Papua New Guinea, 19th century. Natives on outrigger canoes fishing. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Corsi after Alphonse Pellion from Giulio

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